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Kizzuwatna

Kizzuwatna proper noun: an ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni.

Proper noun

Kizzuwatna

  1. (historical) An ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni.

Forms of Kizzuwatna

alternative formKizzuwadna

Origin of Kizzuwatna

Learned borrowing from Hittite 𒆳𒌷𒆠𒄑𒍪𒉿𒀜𒈾 (KURᵁᴿᵁki-iz-zu-wa-at-na /⁠Kizzuwatna⁠/) possibly from [script needed] (kēz, “from here, on this side”) + 𒌓𒉈𒂊 (utnē, “land”), translating to the equivalent of "the land on this (to the) side". Compare Neo-Assyrian 𒌷𒆠𒋢𒀜𒉌 (ᵁᴿᵁki-su-at-ni /⁠Kisuatni⁠/), Egyptian q-A-DA-wA-d:n-xAst (qꜣḏꜣwꜣdn) and qd-d:y-xAst (qdy), and Ancient Greek Καταονία (Kataonía).

Questions about Kizzuwatna

What does Kizzuwatna mean?
Kizzuwatna means an ancient Anatolian kingdom situated in the highlands of southeastern Anatolia, near the Gulf of İskenderun in modern-day Turkey, and centered on the city of Kummanni.
What part of speech is Kizzuwatna?
Kizzuwatna is a proper noun.

Words near Kizzuwatna in the dictionary

  1. Kizziah
  2. Kizziahs
  3. Kizzie
  4. Kizzies
  5. Kizzuwadna
  6. Kizzuwatna
  7. kizzy
  8. Kié-Ntem
  9. Kiên Giang
  10. Kičevo
  11. Kiến An

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